Global Dental Brigades
Public Profile
About This Organization
- Abbreviation(s):
- GDB
- Purpose:
- Dental Brigades provides urgent and preventive dental services in communities with limited access to healthcare. In conjunction with its sister program, Medical Brigades, we travel to Central America to establish mobile dental clinics. Each of the communities served receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are treated primarily with prophylactic cleaning, fluoride treatment and extractions, with hopes of launching full-fledged restorative care. Dental Brigades also focuses on prevention with dental hygiene workshops. Between brigades, the in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up to ensure any dental procedures were successful and to conduct community health worker trainings to empower local leaders to perpetuate a consistent level of dental care!
- Year Founded:
- 2011
- Membership Dues:
- $25 per year
- Admits Members:
- All Year
Public Contact Information
- Public Contact Name:
- Teodoro A Mendez
- Public Contact E-mail Address:
- teodoro_mendez@tamu.edu
- Public Contact Phone Number:
- 956-244-3550
Organization Associations
- Academic Department:
- College of Science
- Non-Academic Department:
- Other
Membership
- Approximate membership of the organization:
- 31-50
- Membership policies:
- Our organization accepts undergraduate students as members
- Our organization accepts graduate students as members
- Our organization accepts community members as members
- Our organization membership will be required to meet specific GPR requirements
- Weekly time committment required of organization members:
- 0-3 Hours
- Membership intake process:
- Open
Events
- Community Service Projects:
- Once per semester
- Fundraising Events:
- Three or more times per semester
- Speakers/Lectures:
- Once per semester
- On-Campus Social Events:
- Once per semester
- Off-Campus Social Events:
- Once per semester
- Hosting Conferences:
- Never
- Sponsoring Special Events (Concerts, one-time events, etc.):
- Never
- New Member Orientation/Training:
- Never
- Events with Alcohol:
- Never
- In-State Travel:
- Never
- Domestic US Travel:
- Never
- International Travel:
- Once per semester